DDaT23365 Overall Redesign and Implementation of Our Network (ORION) Integrator

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) (UK Research and Innovation) is starting a project for a fresh design from the ground up, for all STFC sites across the Digital Infrastructure managed network architecture, cabling, switching, routing, and security. The redesigned architecture should take into account the needs of the next 5-10 years and be flexible enough to grow for years beyond that. STFC wish to work with a partner to: • Define a 15+ year network architecture for STFC based on cutting edge network concepts which will last well beyond a single hardware refresh cycle. • Create both high-level and low-level designs for the migration of the STFC networks into the new architecture. The high-level tasks will be: o STFC and partner to complete HLD. o Partner to introduce vendors to STFC, who will visit STFC to propose how their technologies would address the HLD. o STFC to sign off the HLD solution. o Partner designs the low-level design for the solution. o STFC goes out to market to purchase the solution products on a framework. Procurement of hardware is out of scope of this tender. • Run a proof of concept (POC). • Identify the hardware required to deliver the network to STFC. • Take a lead in rolling out the approved logical and physical design. • Work with STFC during the first hardware lifecycle to support the new network infrastructure.